Indian Wrestlers
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Sports ministry approves additional financial aid for Olympic medallist wrestler Bajrang
Other Sports | Jan 12, 2022, 05:27 PM ISTThe Tokyo Olympic bronze medal winner was granted ₹1.76 lakh to support his foreign exposure training by the Sports ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC).
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Olympic medallists Bajrang and Ravi choose to train with Indian coaches till Paris 2024
Other Sports | Jan 07, 2022, 04:41 PM ISTOlympics silver medallist Ravi conveyed to the Wrestling Federation of India that he will prefer to train under Indian coaches instead of hiring a personal coach from abroad.
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Vinesh Phogat out, Sangeeta in; juniors day out at the senior World Championship trials
Other Sports | Aug 31, 2021, 06:57 PM ISTAll eyes were on Vinesh, who was suspended by the WFI earlier this month for indiscipline before being let off with a warning, but she looked vulnerable from the beginning.
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World Junior medalist Simran gets warm welcome at Chandgiram Akhada
Other Sports | Aug 26, 2021, 12:45 PM ISTShe won the bronze medal by defeating Natalia Varkina of Belarus 7-3 in the women's 50kg category last week.
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World junior wrestling: Silver for Sanju and Bhateri; Saneh endures painful end to campaign
Other Sports | Aug 20, 2021, 09:04 PM ISTSanju Devi had managed comeback wins in her previous bouts but Friday was not her day as Russia's Alina Kasabieva took the gold with a technical superiority win.
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Bipasha wins silver at World junior wrestling, bronze for Simran and Sito; Sanju makes final
Other Sports | Aug 19, 2021, 11:08 PM ISTSimran (50kg) and Sito (55kg) won bronze medals to add to India's tally but Arju forfeited her 68kg bronze play-off due to injury.
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Sanju, Saneh and Bhateri move to semis of world junior wrestling
Other Sports | Aug 19, 2021, 02:44 PM ISTA tenacious Sanju Devi (62kg) and a confident Saneh (72kg) entered the semifinals of the junior wrestling world championships while Bhateri also joined them in the last-four stage.
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Bipasha confirms medal at World junior wrestling; reaches final
Other Sports | Aug 18, 2021, 09:54 PM ISTBipasha emerged as a surprise finalist in the women's 76kg to keep India's gold medal hopes alive at the junior world wrestling championship.
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Ravinder settles for silver at U-23 World Wrestling Championship
Other Sports | Oct 30, 2019, 11:32 PM ISTDespite the loss, it was a creditable performance from Ravinder, who had won gold at the South Asian Games in 2016 and also a bronze at the Cadet Asian Championships in 2014.
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Vinesh Phogat eyeing to make up for Rio disappointment in Tokyo
Other Sports | Sep 23, 2019, 08:32 PM ISTOne of India's biggest medal prospects at the Rio Olympics, Vinesh's campaign ended in agony in the quarterfinals of the women's 48kg freestyle category after suffering a career-threatening knee injury.
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Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian athlete to get nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards
Other Sports | Jan 17, 2019, 10:15 PM ISTPhogat made a sensational comeback to win a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Jakarta Asian Games has been nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year.
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Wrestler Bajrang Punia becomes first Indian to achieve world number one ranking
Other Sports | Nov 11, 2018, 09:41 AM ISTBajrang is the lone male Indian to figure in top-10 but the country has five female wrestlers who are in the top-10 bracket.
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Sajan Bhanwal enters 77kg Greco-Roman final at Junior World Wrestling Championship
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2018, 10:42 AM ISTThe Haryana wrestler, who had won the gold at Junior Asia Championship in July, defeated Dmytro Gardubei from Ukraine in the semifinals to enter the summit clash.
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Sushil, Yogeshwar shine in good year for Indian wrestling
Other Sports | Dec 27, 2014, 01:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: A long sabbatical and a rejig in weight categories notwithstanding, Olympic heroes Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt reaffirmed their dominance at the world stage, which included ending a 28-year gold drought at the
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Asian Games: Sania, Seema clinch gold; India maintain 9th place
Other Sports | Sep 29, 2014, 09:13 PM ISTIncheon: Tennis star Sania Mirza teamed up with Saketh Myneni to clinch the gold in mixed double while Seema Punia also brought glory with her gold-winning act as India maintained the ninth position in the
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Asian Games: Indians ends freestyle wrestling with silver and bronze
Other Sports | Sep 29, 2014, 05:24 PM ISTIncheon: Bajrang accounted for a silver and Narsingh Pancham Yadav won a bronze today to cap off India's freestyle wrestling competition on a high with the country earning five medals from the mat, including a
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Asian Games: Yogeshwar ends 28-year gold drought in wrestling
Other Sports | Sep 29, 2014, 06:11 PM ISTIncheon: London Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt ended a 28-year gold drought for India in wrestling as he accounted for the country's fourth yellow metal in the 17th Asian Games after beating Zalimkhan Yusupov of
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Asian Games: Yogeshwar provides golden touch, India in top-10
Other Sports | Sep 28, 2014, 07:11 PM ISTIncheon: Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt notched up India's fourth gold medal, while Khushbir Kaur became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by clinching a silver as India
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Asian Games: Archers, squash players bag historic gold, India in 11th spot
Other Sports | Sep 27, 2014, 09:16 PM ISTIncheon: The men's squash and archery teams secured historic gold medals as India enjoyed their most productive day in the 17th Asian Games so far with an impressive collection of 11 medals to jump to
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Asian Games: Vinesh, Geetika wins a bronze each in wrestling
Other Sports | Sep 27, 2014, 07:58 PM ISTIncheon: Women grapplers Vinesh Phogat and Geetika Jakhar bagged a bronze medal each in 48kg and 63kg freestyle events respectively as India made an impressive start in their wrestling campaign at the Asian Games here